Aimee Tabor, of Sandy Hook, walks her dog, Wiley, a boxer-lab mix, with her children Kyle, 8, and Nichole, 6, at the Strut Your Mutt dog walk at the Park and Bark dog park in Newtown, Conn. Saturday, May 31, 2014. The event, now in its fifth year, took place for the at the new dog park behind Reed Intermediate School that opened on May 3. Th event featured vendors, a canine agility course, hot dog toss, and the Strut Your Mutt pageant.

Members of the Sole Sisters pose during the Strut Your Mutt dog walk at the Park and Bark dog park in Newtown, Conn. Saturday, May 31, 2014. The event, now in its fifth year, took place for the at the new dog park behind Reed Intermediate School that opened on May 3. Th event featured vendors, a canine agility course, hot dog toss, and the Strut Your Mutt pageant.

Mitzi Demaro, of Sandy Hook, walks her retired guiding eyes dog Vaughn through the agility course at the fifth annual Strut Your Mutt dog walk at the Park and Bark dog park in Newtown, Conn. Saturday, May 31, 2014. The event, now in its fifth year, took place for the at the new dog park behind Reed Intermediate School that opened on May 3. Th event featured vendors, a canine agility course, hot dog toss, and the Strut Your Mutt pageant.

Ellie Bepko, 7, of Newtown, rides her black lab rescue dog, Nayla, at the Strut Your Mutt dog walk at the Park and Bark dog park in Newtown, Conn. Saturday, May 31, 2014. The event, now in its fifth year, took place for the at the new dog park behind Reed Intermediate School that opened on May 3. Th event featured vendors, a canine agility course, hot dog toss, and the Strut Your Mutt pageant.

Bristol, a 3-month-old yellow lab, bites at the collar of Ella, a 6-year-old black lab, at the Strut Your Mutt dog walk at the Park and Bark dog park in Newtown, Conn. Saturday, May 31, 2014. The event, now in its fifth year, took place for the at the new dog park behind Reed Intermediate School that opened on May 3. Th event featured vendors, a canine agility course, hot dog toss, and the Strut Your Mutt pageant.

Ally Kenny, 13, of Sandy Hook, walks her 7-year-old Jack-A-Bee, named Bailey, at the Strut Your Mutt dog walk at the Park and Bark dog park in Newtown, Conn. Saturday, May 31, 2014. The event, now in its fifth year, took place for the at the new dog park behind Reed Intermediate School that opened on May 3. Th event featured vendors, a canine agility course, hot dog toss, and the Strut Your Mutt pageant.

Simon Preston, of Newtown, pets Sadie, a beagle-bloodhound mix at the Strut Your Mutt dog walk at the Park and Bark dog park in Newtown, Conn. Saturday, May 31, 2014. The event, now in its fifth year, took place for the at the new dog park behind Reed Intermediate School that opened on May 3. Th event featured vendors, a canine agility course, hot dog toss, and the Strut Your Mutt pageant.

Newtown Assistant Director of Recreation Roseanne Reggiano rounds up the dogs before the Strut Your Mutt dog walk at the Park and Bark dog park in Newtown, Conn. Saturday, May 31, 2014. The event, now in its fifth year, took place for the at the new dog park behind Reed Intermediate School that opened on May 3. Th event featured vendors, a canine agility course, hot dog toss, and the Strut Your Mutt pageant.

Photos from the Strut Your Mutt dog walk at the Park and Bark dog park in Newtown, Conn. Saturday, May 31, 2014. The event, now in its fifth year, took place for the at the new dog park behind Reed Intermediate School that opened on May 3. Th event featured vendors, a canine agility course, hot dog toss, and the Strut Your Mutt pageant.

Photos from the Strut Your Mutt dog walk at the Park and Bark dog park in Newtown, Conn. Saturday, May 31, 2014. The event, now in its fifth year, took place for the at the new dog park behind Reed Intermediate School that opened on May 3. Th event featured vendors, a canine agility course, hot dog toss, and the Strut Your Mutt pageant.

Photos from the Strut Your Mutt dog walk at the Park and Bark dog park in Newtown, Conn. Saturday, May 31, 2014. The event, now in its fifth year, took place for the at the new dog park behind Reed Intermediate School that opened on May 3. Th event featured vendors, a canine agility course, hot dog toss, and the Strut Your Mutt pageant.

Photos from the Strut Your Mutt dog walk at the Park and Bark dog park in Newtown, Conn. Saturday, May 31, 2014. The event, now in its fifth year, took place for the at the new dog park behind Reed Intermediate School that opened on May 3. Th event featured vendors, a canine agility course, hot dog toss, and the Strut Your Mutt pageant.

Photos from the Strut Your Mutt dog walk at the Park and Bark dog park in Newtown, Conn. Saturday, May 31, 2014. The event, now in its fifth year, took place for the at the new dog park behind Reed Intermediate School that opened on May 3. Th event featured vendors, a canine agility course, hot dog toss, and the Strut Your Mutt pageant.

Photos from the Strut Your Mutt dog walk at the Park and Bark dog park in Newtown, Conn. Saturday, May 31, 2014. The event, now in its fifth year, took place for the at the new dog park behind Reed Intermediate School that opened on May 3. Th event featured vendors, a canine agility course, hot dog toss, and the Strut Your Mutt pageant.

Photos from the Strut Your Mutt dog walk at the Park and Bark dog park in Newtown, Conn. Saturday, May 31, 2014. The event, now in its fifth year, took place for the at the new dog park behind Reed Intermediate School that opened on May 3. Th event featured vendors, a canine agility course, hot dog toss, and the Strut Your Mutt pageant.

Photos from the Strut Your Mutt dog walk at the Park and Bark dog park in Newtown, Conn. Saturday, May 31, 2014. The event, now in its fifth year, took place for the at the new dog park behind Reed Intermediate School that opened on May 3. Th event featured vendors, a canine agility course, hot dog toss, and the Strut Your Mutt pageant.

Photos from the Strut Your Mutt dog walk at the Park and Bark dog park in Newtown, Conn. Saturday, May 31, 2014. The event, now in its fifth year, took place for the at the new dog park behind Reed Intermediate School that opened on May 3. Th event featured vendors, a canine agility course, hot dog toss, and the Strut Your Mutt pageant.

Photos from the Strut Your Mutt dog walk at the Park and Bark dog park in Newtown, Conn. Saturday, May 31, 2014. The event, now in its fifth year, took place for the at the new dog park behind Reed Intermediate School that opened on May 3. Th event featured vendors, a canine agility course, hot dog toss, and the Strut Your Mutt pageant.

Photos from the Strut Your Mutt dog walk at the Park and Bark dog park in Newtown, Conn. Saturday, May 31, 2014. The event, now in its fifth year, took place for the at the new dog park behind Reed Intermediate School that opened on May 3. Th event featured vendors, a canine agility course, hot dog toss, and the Strut Your Mutt pageant.

Photos from the Strut Your Mutt dog walk at the Park and Bark dog park in Newtown, Conn. Saturday, May 31, 2014. The event, now in its fifth year, took place for the at the new dog park behind Reed Intermediate School that opened on May 3. Th event featured vendors, a canine agility course, hot dog toss, and the Strut Your Mutt pageant.

Photos from the Strut Your Mutt dog walk at the Park and Bark dog park in Newtown, Conn. Saturday, May 31, 2014. The event, now in its fifth year, took place for the at the new dog park behind Reed Intermediate School that opened on May 3. Th event featured vendors, a canine agility course, hot dog toss, and the Strut Your Mutt pageant.

Photos from the Strut Your Mutt dog walk at the Park and Bark dog park in Newtown, Conn. Saturday, May 31, 2014. The event, now in its fifth year, took place for the at the new dog park behind Reed Intermediate School that opened on May 3. Th event featured vendors, a canine agility course, hot dog toss, and the Strut Your Mutt pageant.

Photos from the Strut Your Mutt dog walk at the Park and Bark dog park in Newtown, Conn. Saturday, May 31, 2014. The event, now in its fifth year, took place for the at the new dog park behind Reed Intermediate School that opened on May 3. Th event featured vendors, a canine agility course, hot dog toss, and the Strut Your Mutt pageant.

Photos from the Strut Your Mutt dog walk at the Park and Bark dog park in Newtown, Conn. Saturday, May 31, 2014. The event, now in its fifth year, took place for the at the new dog park behind Reed Intermediate School that opened on May 3. Th event featured vendors, a canine agility course, hot dog toss, and the Strut Your Mutt pageant.

NEWTOWN -- The Sole Sisters are stepping out again, this time with their mutts as inspiration.

The band of 20 Sandy Hook mothers and friends on Saturday took part in the fifth annual "Strut Your Mutt'' event at the Park and Bark dog park, the kickoff to their training for New York City's two-day, 39-mile Avon Walk for Breast Cancer in October.

"This is a great opportunity to introduce ourselves to the community and say thanks,'' participant Jennifer Krucker said in a news release. "Many of us on the team have dogs, and they certainly help keep us motivated. Mine gets so excited at the sight of the hiking pack with the water bottles -- it means a good long walk with lots of friends.''

To support Newtown's Park and Bark, the Sole Sisters registered their dogs for the Strut Your Mutt event and assembled dog-treat goodie bags for participants. The team was clearly visible in their Sole Sister attire, symbolically blending the Sandy Hook green and white colors with breast-cancer-awareness pink.

"Even the dogs were dressed to impress,'' said Sole Sister participant Aimee Tabor in a news release. Tabor walked with her dog, Wiley, and her two children, Kyle and Nicole.

A year ago, the Sandy Hook Sole Sisters partnered with about 50 women from Rye, N.Y., for the breast cancer fundraising walk. Collectively, the teams raised approximately $140,000 to support breast cancer prevention efforts.

"We are pleased to be expanding our mission -- giving not only to a wonderful cause but also offering more resources to those struggling with cancer right here in our community," Krucker said.